Milestones Review, Units 4-5

Milestones Review, Units 4-5

Unit 4: Georgia's Westward Expansion

• Explain reasons for the establishment of the University of Georgia, and for the westward movement of Georgia’s capitals.

• Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo Land Fraud.

• Explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on Georgia’s growth.

• Describe the role of William McIntosh in the removal of the Creek from Georgia.

• Analyze how key people (John Ross, John Marshall, and Andrew Jackson) and events (Dahlonega Gold Rush and Worcester v. Georgia) led to the

  removal of the Cherokees from Georgia known as the Trail of Tears.

Multiple Choice

What were the 5 capitals of GA? (S.A.L.M.A)

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Millidgeville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, LaFayette, Millidgeville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Macon, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Marrietta, Atlanta

Multiple Choice

Why did the capitals of Georgia change over time?

• Indian threat of violence caused people to want to move.

• Everyone was on the search for gold and wanted to keep moving locations until they found it.

• They could not find a location with good soil for growing cotton.

• Georgia's increase in population caused the population center to move westward.

Multiple Choice

The first public university in United States history was _______.

• University of Georgia

• Georgia Tech

• University of Wisconsin

• Georgia State University

Multiple Choice

What was the reason for chartering the University of Georgia?

• Make education available to all people, not just the wealthy
• educate GA's slave population
• educate GA's militia
• establish a women's only school

Multiple Choice

Georgia continued to move its capital westward to Louisville, then Milledgeville, and finally Atlanta to

• avoid continued pirate raids on the east coast
• meet federal government requirements
• follow the growing population
• open eastern lands to the American Indians

Multiple Choice

Why did the capital move from Augusta to Louisville?

• They were afraid that Augusta would be captured by the British

• They were afraid of Native American attacks

• They found gold near Louisville

• The population was shifting and moving further west

Multiple Choice

The cotton gin was an important invention because

• it made cotton easier to pick

• it made cotton a profitable crop

• it made the demand for cotton less

• it made Northern farmers depend on cotton from the South

Multiple Choice

How did technological developments like the cotton gin and railroads impact Georgia's growth?

• Railroads lead to many people leaving Georgia, which had a negative impact on the growth of the state.

• The cotton gin was not a reliable piece of equipment and slowed production down because it was always breaking.

• The technological inventions of the cotton gin and railroads did not impact Georgia's growth at all.

• New technologies meant that more cotton could be produced and shipped faster, which increased Georgia's growth rate.

Multiple Choice

Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s? 

• steel plow
• cotton gin
• railroads
• the spinning jenny

Multiple Choice

How did the technological development of the Cotton Gin impact Georgia's population growth?

• It caused people to purchase their own machines and grow cotton everywhere.

• It led to tobacco becoming easier to harvest and started cash cropping.

• It caused cotton production to become more profitable, which increased the demand for slave labor.

• It made the production of rice more efficient, which created rice plantations.

Multiple Choice

How did technological developments like the cotton gin and railroads impact Georgia's growth?

• Railroads lead to many people leaving Georgia, which had a negative impact on the growth of the state.

• The cotton gin was not a reliable piece of equipment and slowed production down because it was always breaking.

• The technological inventions of the cotton gin and railroads did not impact Georgia's growth at all.

• New technologies meant that more cotton could be produced and shipped faster, which increased Georgia's growth rate.

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of Georgia’s land policies?

• It established a method of counting the population

• To give away newly gained lands and promote westward expansion

• It provided an organized system of collecting taxes

• It administered voting and election districts

Multiple Choice

The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:

• headright system
• land lottery
• cession

Multiple Choice

In the state's new headright system, the head of the house got 200 acres with a cap of _____ acres?

• 1000

• 2500

• 500

• 1200

Multiple Choice

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies

• bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.

• took land from the American Indians by force.

• made illegal treaties with the American Indians.

• llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.

Multiple Choice

How were railroads beneficial to Georgia’s businessmen and farmers? 

• increased tourism through sightseeing 
• offered faster and easier transportation of goods
• offered a non-polluting transportation option
• made horses unnecessary for travel

Multiple Choice

How did Georgia attempt to increase the population in the western part of the state in the 1800's?

• A lottery was established to give away land

• The government started a rumor of gold, hoping everyone would leave and go west.

• People were promised free education for their children if they moved westward.

• People who chose to move westward were given cash settlement to help establish a town.

• The state allowed the British to rejoin the American Government.

Multiple Choice

Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the Yazoo Land Fraud was one of the most influential factors in the establishment of Georgia's borders?

• As a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia's capital was moved from Louisville to Milledgeville.

• The controversy surrounding the Yazoo Land Fraud took years to resolve and eventually involved the U.S. Supreme Court.

• The Dahlonega gold rush of 1829 drew thousands of white settlers into north Georgia and resulted in the loss of Cherokee territory.

• As a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud, the western boundary of Georgia was moved from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee River.

Multiple Choice

The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:

• headright system

• land lottery

• cession

• allocation by price

Multiple Choice

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies ______.

• claimed land that had been acquired illegally

• took land from the Native Americans by force

• made illegal treaties with the Native Americans

• bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

Multiple Choice

William McIntosh is associated with what Native American Indian tribe?

• Choctaw Indians

• Seminole Indians

• Creek Indians

• Cherokee Indians

Multiple Choice

The Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825 upset the Creek Indians because of what reason?

• The Treaty allowed for the Seminole Indians to have half of the land because they needed it.

• The treaty allowed for the new railroad company to place tracks through the Creek land.

• The treaty gave up the section of land the Creek owned and allowed it to be sold to the Cherokee Indians.

• The treaty was signed by Creek leader, William McIntosh and gave up all of the Creek land.

Multiple Choice

William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he

• fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.

• was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George Troup.

• signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.

• signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the government.

Multiple Choice

What was discovered in 1829 in Cherokee territory that led to the removal of the Cherokee and the creation of Dahlonega? 

• diamonds
• the syllabary
• rivers
• gold

Multiple Choice

Cherokee Indians, Andrew Jackson, and Supreme Court are related to which Supreme Court Case?

• Worcestor vs Georgia

• United States vs Georgia

• Oklahoma vs Andrew Jackson

• Winifred Scott vs Andrew Jackson

Multiple Choice

What was John Marshall’s final ruling in the Worcester V. Georgia case?

• Cherokees were to be sold into slavery and their land would be divided out among Georgia political leaders.

• Cherokees were Georgia citizens and should follow state laws for taxes and voting.

• Cherokees were a sovereign nation and should have federal protection from state laws.

• Cherokees were a sovereign nation but should be relocated to Oklahoma.

Multiple Choice

Who was Samuel Worcestor?

• a member of Georgia's legislative branch

• A friend of the Cherokee Indians who lived among them until he was imprisoned for doing so.

• Governor of Georgia

• Chief of the Creek Indians who lived among them until he was imprisoned for doing so.

Multiple Choice

Which explanation correctly makes the connection between Worcestor vs Georgia and the Trail of Tears?

• President Jackson's unwillingness to follow the courts ruling in Worcestor vs Georgia, allowed him to remove the Cherokee Indians from their lands.

• The supreme court ruled in favor of Georgia in support of President Jackson.

• The jury could not make a decision based on the information presented, which caused an uproar in Washington, and for President Jackson to take action against the Indians.

• The creek Indians were removed because the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Worcestor.

Multiple Choice

John Ross helped the Cherokee people in all of the following ways EXCEPT 

• As chief justice, he ruled the Cherokee a sovereign people.
• As chief, he advocated for the Cherokee in Congress.
• He accompanied his people on the Trail of Tears.
• In the Oklahoma territory, he helped organize schools.

Multiple Choice

Andrew Jackson’s role in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia was that he 

• ruled in favor of the Cherokee as a sovereign nation and prevented their removal.
• refused to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling and instead enforced the Indian Removal Act.
• accompanied the Cherokee people on the trail of tears and helped organize farms in the Oklahoma territory.
• organized the newly acquired Yazoo lands for their settlement, opening their land to gold miners.

Multiple Choice

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

• Fletcher vs. Peck

• Peck vs. Veno

• Worcester vs. Georgia

• Alabama vs. Georgia

Multiple Select

Constructed Response: Identify the ways in which the Indian Removal Act affected Native Americans in the United States in the 1800's. Choose all that may apply

• Military force was used to remove the Indians from their land - issued by President Andrew Jackson

• loss of aspects in Native American Culture

• Inheritance of one million dollars from the United State Government

• Caused sickness, death of 4,000, and miserable conditions as Indians were forced to walk on the Trail of Tears.

• loss of respect among Native American Indians towards The United States Government.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the significance of President Andrew Jackson's response to the Supreme Court's decision?

• It allowed the president to veto any laws that he may disagree with.

• It ignored the supreme courts authority to interpret the constitution.

• It allowed President Jackson to rewrite the constitution.

• It allowed Georgia's General Assembly to declare war if needed.

Multiple Choice

What conclusion can be drawn in the federal government's role in Indian Removal?

• The federal government sued the Cherokee Indians for $500,000

• The federal governments issued 25 acres to be named and kept as Cherokee land.

• The federal government allowed 5,000 Cherokee Indians to stay and 10,000 had to leave.

• The federal government refused to protect the Cherokee lands from white settlers.

Multiple Choice

Based upon the comments of President Jackson, what was the primary purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• to secure land in the southern states for white settlement

• to eliminate the possibility of the Native Americans reuniting with the British.

• to place the tribes under the control of government officials.

• to place the tribes in stockades

Unit 5: Analyze Georgia's Role in the Civil War

• Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War; include slavery, states’ rights, nullification, Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform, the Dred Scott case, Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860, and the debate over secession in Georgia.

• Explain Georgia’s role in the Civil War; include the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast, the Emancipation Proclamation, Chickamauga, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville

Multiple Choice

Abraham Lincoln and the new Republican Party had two main goals during the lead up to the Civil War...

• Keep the Union from secession and prevent the spread of slavery.

• Move the Natives to the North and send the Rebels to the west.

• To collect taxes from every plantation owner and pay for the salves to be sent to their home country.

• have the southern states seceded and move on to the territories out west.

Multiple Choice

Which battle was the first major battle of the Civil War fought in GA?

• Battle of Alexandria

• Battle of Winterfell

• Battle of Hogwarts

• Battles of Chickamauga

Multiple Choice

What importance did Atlanta have to the South in the Civil War?

• Due to its railroads and industry, it was the center of major trade and transportation.

• It was the capital of the CSA

• All of the Confederate Military spent their nights there

• The French allies were stationed there.

Multiple Choice

What effect did the overpopulation of Andersonville have on its prisoners?

• low wages for work

• sold into slavery to make room

• hunger, poor water supply, and disease

• no more soldiers for the Union to win the war

Multiple Choice

In what town was the notorious Confederate prison located?

• Augusta
• Atlanta
• Andersonville
• Antietam

Multiple Choice

Why was it important to destroy  Atlanta?

• It was Jefferson Davis' favorite place in the South.
• It was the industrial and transportation center of the confederacy.
• It was the city with the largest population of slaves to be freed.
• It was the city with the highest number of Government buildings.

Multiple Choice

Why did Sherman march the Union through Georgia civilian towns?

• To get back at Jefferson Davis for owning slaves.
• To set slaves in Georgia free so they could run to the North.
• To ruin public opinion of the war, and bring down the morale of the South, and shorten the war
• The show President Lincoln that he was the best canidate for Vice President.

Multiple Choice

How does this passage justify actions like Sherman’s “March to the Sea”?

• The South had no recourse but to continue fighting.

• The South put up a valiant fight and should be respected.

• The South should be forgiven and welcomed back into the Union.

• The South deserved the destruction of their lands for making war first.

Multiple Choice

What is the term we use for the rebuilding of the south?

• Reconstruction

• Construction

• Amendment

• Freedom

Multiple Select

What did most freedmen do after the Civil War for work?

Select ALL that apply.

• sharecropping

• tenant farming

• went to school

• opened businesses

Multiple Choice

What is a "freedman"?

• a former slave

• a former owner of slaves

• a tenant farmer

• a person who got free public education

Multiple Choice

What are the differences in tenant farmers and sharecroppers?

• Tenant farmers had tools and seeds and were able to make a profit, while sharecroppers stayed in debt.

• Sharecroppers had tools and seeds and were able to make a profit, while tenant farmers stayed in debt.

• Both had the same amount of available resources and both made a good amount of money.

• Both did not have many resources and stayed in debt.

Multiple Choice

This was a job many ex-slaves turned to after slavery because they had nothing but the clothes on their back...

• Tenant Farming

• Sharecropping

• Butler

• Blacksmith

Multiple Choice

Secret Organization established to terrorize and make it difficult for ex-slaves to exercise their rights.

• Black Panthers

• National Rifleman's Association

• Sons of the Confederate Soldiers

• Ku Klux Klan

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• to help poor whites

• to help the Democratic party stay in control

• to provide labor and education for poor whites and newly freed slaves

• to help newly freed slaves transition to freedom

Multiple Choice

Black legislators in Georgia were removed from the General Assembly because....

• They were uneducated and were forced out of office.

• They were against religious beliefs of most southerners.

• The Democratic Party wanted to maintain control of the General Assembly

• They had no right to hold these positions.

Multiple Choice

Which reconstruction plan was considered the most lenient and created to make the south want to return to the Union?

• Presidential (Lincoln's plan)

• Congressional (Radical Republicans plan)

• Military

Multiple Choice

What political group was in favor of harsh punishments after the war for the south?

• radical republicans

• radical democrats

• confederates

• democrats

Multiple Choice

Which amendment gave male citizens the right to vote, regardless of color?

• 13

• 14

• 15

Multiple Choice

Which amendment declared slaves citizens of the United States?

• 13

• 14

• 15